Acknowledgments
One evening a week before the
manuscript for this book was due, my
two girls and I paused on the bottom step
leading to their rooms and took a
collective deep breath just before their
bedtime. It had been a tumultuous day for
me. The hours I’d had to myself while
they were in school had been spent
revamping recipes and writing like
crazy. School pickup had been fast and
furious, and dinner had been something
thrown in a bowl over rice. I felt pretty
guilty.
“As soon as this book is done—which
is only days away—we’ll have all the
time in the world to ourselves. We’ll do